Assembly Bill A5917A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits smoking tobacco products in and around after-school programs while in operation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5917 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S993
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1399-o & 1399-p, Pub Health L; amd §21-120.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A10046, S7560

2015-A5917 - Summary

Prohibits smoking tobacco products in and around after-school programs while such programs are in operation.

2015-A5917 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5917

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PICHARDO, CRESPO, ARROYO, PALUMBO, HOOPER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. LAWRENCE -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the administrative code of the
  city  of  New  York, in relation to prohibiting the smoking of tobacco
  products in or near after-school programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  1399-o  of  the  public health law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN ONE
HUNDRED  FEET  OF  THE  ENTRANCES,  EXITS  OR  OUTDOOR  AREAS   OF   ANY
AFTER-SCHOOL  PROGRAM  LICENSED  OR REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE
HUNDRED NINETY OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY ON THOSE DAYS AND DURING
THOSE  HOURS  IN  WHICH  SUCH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE OPERATIONAL; AND
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT
APPLY  TO  SMOKING  IN A RESIDENCE, OR WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY
LINES OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.
  S 2. Section 1399-p of the public health law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
THAT  ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THIR-
TEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-O OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT  SIGNS  POSTED
PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  SPECIFY THE SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD
DURING WHICH SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
  S 3. Section 21-120.1 of the administrative code of the  city  of  New
York,  as  added  by local law number 31 of the city of New York for the
year 2000, is amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
  I. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN ONE
HUNDRED  FEET  OF  THE  ENTRANCES,  EXITS  OR  OUTDOOR  AREAS   OF   ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05903-01-5

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2015-A5917A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S993
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1399-o & 1399-p, Pub Health L; amd §21-120.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A10046, S7560

2015-A5917A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits smoking tobacco products in and around after-school programs while such programs are in operation.

2015-A5917A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5917--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PICHARDO, CRESPO, ARROYO, PALUMBO, HOOPER, DAVI-
  LA, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  LAWRENCE,  ROBINSON  --
  read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Health -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the administrative code of the
  city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the  smoking  of  tobacco
  products in or near after-school programs

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1399-o of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN ONE
HUNDRED   FEET   OF  THE  ENTRANCES,  EXITS  OR  OUTDOOR  AREAS  OF  ANY
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM LICENSED OR REGISTERED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE
HUNDRED  NINETY  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY ON THOSE DAYS AND DURING
THOSE HOURS IN WHICH SUCH AFTER-SCHOOL  PROGRAMS  ARE  OPERATIONAL;  AND
PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THAT  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT
APPLY TO SMOKING IN A RESIDENCE, OR WITHIN THE  REAL  PROPERTY  BOUNDARY
LINES OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.
  S  2.  Section  1399-p of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION  THIR-
TEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-NINE-O OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT SIGNS POSTED
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  SPECIFY  THE  SPECIFIC  TIME  PERIOD
DURING WHICH SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
  S  3.  Section  21-120.1 of the administrative code of the city of New
York, as added by local law number 31 of the city of New  York  for  the
year 2000, is amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05903-03-5

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